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Spengler's freshwater mussel — A shell of Spengler s freshwater mussel from Spain Conservation status … Wikipedia
New Zealand freshwater mussel — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class … Wikipedia
Freshwater pearl mussel — The exterior of the shell of Margaritifera margaritifera Conservation status … Wikipedia
Freshwater pearl — Freshwater pearls are a kind of pearl that comes from freshwater mussels. They are produced in Japan and the United States on a limited scale, but are now almost exclusive to China The U.S. Federal Trade Commission requires that freshwater pearls … Wikipedia
Mussel — Not to be confused with muscle. Mussel Blue mussels Mytilus edulis in the intertidal zone in Cornwall, England Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
freshwater clam — noun bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States • Syn: ↑freshwater mussel • Hypernyms: ↑mussel • Hyponyms: ↑pearly shelled mussel, ↑thin shelled mussel, ↑zebra mussel, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
freshwater pearl mussel — noun An endangered species of freshwater mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera, capable of producing quality pearls … Wiktionary
Freshwater bivalves — are bivalve mollusks which live in freshwater, as opposed to saltwater. Although the majority of species of bivalve mollusks live in the sea, a number of different families of bivalves live in freshwater (and in some cases in freshwater and… … Wikipedia
mussel — [mus′əl] n. [ME muscle < OE, akin to OHG muscula, both < VL * muscula, for L musculus, mussel, MUSCLE] any of various bivalve mollusks; specif., a) any of a sometimes edible saltwater family (Mytilidae) that anchors to rocks, ships, etc. by … English World dictionary
mussel — ► NOUN 1) a marine mollusc with a dark brown or purplish black shell. 2) a freshwater mollusc, some kinds of which produce small pearls. ORIGIN Latin musculus muscle … English terms dictionary
